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clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

1

scenic beauty

1

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

1

water transportation

2

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

2

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

1

Egyptian civilization (civilisation)

1

Nile (river)

1

gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

1

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

2

river; stream; River; the ... river

2

sea; ocean; waters

1

from the viewpoint of; according to

2

rivers

1

antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

1

royal capital; imperial capital

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

2

word; remark; statement

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

1

the powers that be

1

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

3

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

2

(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

1

admirable; laudable

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

definite; sure

1

bloodshed

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

2

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

5

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

1

union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

1

to pull down

1

split; division; break up

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

1

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

1

each time

2

town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

4

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

4

(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

1

governor; leader; ruler

3

how long?; till when?

2